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The number of members of the 20,000-run club in international cricket. Virat Kohli became the latest entrant when he crossed the mark in his innings against the West Indies at Manchester on June 27. In doing so in 417 innings, he became the quick to reach the landmark. In fact, Kohli is the only batsman on the list to average over 50!
The 20,000-run club
Fewest innings and matches to reach 20,000 international runs
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During his 86 against the West Indies at Leeds, Afghanistan wicketkeeper Ikram Ali Khil became the third youngest batsman in World Cup history to register a 50-plus score. He also became the youngest wicketkeeper to reach this landmark not only in World Cups, but in all One-Day International cricket.
Youngest batsmen to register 50-plus scores in World Cup
Note: Tendulkar scored two more fifties before turning 19!
Youngest wicketkeepers to register 50-plus scores in ODIs
Note: Taylor had two more fifties before the age of 20 years, 123 days, while Mushfiqur and Taibu had one more.
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Now the highest individual score by a teenager in the World Cup, by Afghanistan’s Ikram Ali Khil against the West Indies at Leeds.
Highest individual scores by teenagers in the World Cup
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The number of players who have scored at least 400 runs and claimed 10 wickets or more in a single World Cup edition. This World Cup, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan with 606 runs and 11 wickets became the first to do so. The closest anyone else has come to achieving this feat is New Zealand’s Scott Styris, who in the 2007 edition in the Caribbean made 499 runs and claimed nine wickets, missing the all-rounder’s double of 400 runs and 10 wickets by one run and one wicket. Overall, only five players have managed to score 300-plus runs and claim 10-plus wickets.
400 runs + 10 wickets
300 runs + 10 wickets
Note: All figures above are updated as of July 5, 2019.
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